MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: vik2001 on September 29, 2012, 11:33:07 am

Title: help whats this cable?
Post by: vik2001 on September 29, 2012, 11:33:07 am

got my golf gti.  under the compartment box near the steering, when i open the box i have this loose cable coming out of there.  
i dont know where its from?  im wondering if the guy had some sort of bluetooth installed and its from that.

can anyone advise?

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Title: Re: help whats this cable?
Post by: Horatio on September 29, 2012, 12:04:01 pm

Get your head further down in the footwell and see if there is anything plugged into the diagnostic port. I think its purple or pinkish in colour. It could possibly be a part of a VAG diagnostic kit or possibly a Revo switch, or something similar  :confused:

Title: Re: help whats this cable?
Post by: Neiltdi on September 29, 2012, 12:23:21 pm

If you squeeze the sides of the conpartment and then pull it will come out allowing you to see whats behind it

Title: Re: help whats this cable?
Post by: gizmo68 on September 29, 2012, 02:01:12 pm

That looks like an in-line fuse holder, has the car got (or had) a phone kit etc fitted?

Title: Re: help whats this cable?
Post by: vik2001 on September 29, 2012, 03:04:59 pm

Quote from: gizmo68 on September 29, 2012, 02:01:12 pm

That looks like an in-line fuse holder, has the car got (or had) a phone kit etc fitted?

Yes mate the previous owner had a phone kit but took it all out i thought. Is it easy to rip this out?

Title: Re: help whats this cable?
Post by: gizmo68 on September 29, 2012, 03:20:47 pm

Trace it back to where it comes from, I imagine it will be either the fusebox or from the power supply block just below that trim.